Comments on: But Never Broken

By: j

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:56:09 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that people (or, at least one person is) are still reading this and still being touched by your story.
Every time I hear about something like this, I remind myself how lucky I am to have gotten the obligatory Awful Relationship Like That out of the way when I was still in highschool, because who knows what could have happened if it had been in a time where we both had some sort of actual freedom, rather than being almost constantly watched or in the close presence of someone else.

By: Michelle Duprey

Michelle Duprey — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:32:01 +0000

Aunt Becky-

I’m a new visitor to your website, and over the past 24 hours, I’ve come to laugh and hope with you. This makes me want to cry for you.

But out of the ashes comes an extremely odd request. Every year in Salt Lake City, the Westminster College campus hosts V-day. Not V for valentines, but V for Victory. V-Day is an international campaign to help end violence against women. The crowning jewel of the week is the local women’s production of the Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler.
I perform in this. Yearly.
The special thing about the Vagina Monologues is that it is possible to use some of your own stories- to add and subtract to the record of women everywhere.
My request is this, then- How would you feel about me reading your story, just the way you wrote it? Your anonymity would be intact. I would love to be able to share your strength with a room full of people who are learning to be understanding and bonding over the value of femininity, and it’s pitfalls.

Even if you would rather I didn’t (completely understandable), I just want you to know that you impact people in amazing ways, and I am glad to have found you and be a part of it.

Always,
Michelle

By: Kendra

Kendra — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:54:39 +0000

My middle son is 3 1/2, and I kept thinking about what it would have been like for him to have been in that car. Heartbreaking doesn’t even begin to express it.

I thank you and admire you for speaking out. Too much shame is still attached to violence of all kinds, and we need to see more people standing up, telling their stories and reminding everyone that it happens and that you can move on
from it to much, much better things. I am so very glad that you have.

I genuinely hope that someone else can be helped in some small, piddly way by telling my story. It’s not as powerful as some, but it’s mine, and it’s true. I wish it weren’t.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:51:33 +0000

Once again you managed to make my heart stop in my chest again. I sent in my story imediately. Oh so many stories in my head but never silent again….

Thank you for speaking out.

Thank you for your support. I know you understand, and I wish that you didn’t.

By: Lesha

Lesha — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:14:36 +0000

I know that fear….that barreling down the highway with an angry who-knows-what-he’s-going-to-do person and your child.

Thank you for sharing your story.

Thank you for sort of validating a lot of my own fears, too.

I’m so glad you and Ben are safe, that Ben slept through it all.

By: Betty M

Betty M — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:07:29 +0000

I don’t comprehend why anyone would do that. So glad that you all came through that horror.

By: astarte

astarte — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:47:46 +0000

Thank you for telling your story to us. I think it’s the bravest thing a person can do. You just took the last remnant of power away from him by telling the world and showing that you’re in control. Go, you. Hell, yeah.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:05:23 +0000

I’m sitting here stunned by the horror of your story and the power and eloquence of your voice in telling it. God bless you.

By: ryanandjoesmom

ryanandjoesmom — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:39:14 +0000

Love you, Man! More and more every day!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:02:55 +0000

*Hugs*
Thank you for sharing with us, Becky. It was courageous, strong, brave, fabulous, wonderful… I don’t have an adjective to describe it.

You’re a beautiful person, a wonderful mother, and I’m glad that your children have you and Daver to grow up with.

It was incredibly sad and terrifying to read about, let alone imagining having lived through it. There was an angel with you that day, and I’m glad there was. I’m glad Ben slept through it all, I’m sorry that you had to witness that darkness. But at the same time, I know you’d take the pain a million times as long as it meant Ben was kept safe.

I’m so glad that you’ve found a great man like the Daver who makes you and your children happy and safe.